As most know, the number of licensed Hams has grown substantially the
past few years since code requirements were dropped. The Ham Radio
community is actually growing itself. A non-profit endeavor to help Hams
continue to grow Ham radio is "Grow Ham Radio dot Club or dot Org".
This free Ham Radio project provides free
Online Ham Test study
courses to prospective Hams through any licensed Ham.

If you want to help someone get their license, go to Grow Ham Radio dot
Org or dot Club, click "Ham Kit", then "Click Here
To Get A New Ham Started".

Grow Ham Radio will send you an email with a fifteen digit code for you
to to set up a Online Ham study course for the student with
the student's email and password that you establish. Save the access information for
later progress monitoring, and send the access information to the
student. You can login later to keep track of the student's progress.

Grow Ham Radio.org is a non-profit Ham Radio prioject sponsored and funded by the Wireless Industry
Association, which has been supporting and helping Ham Radio growth for
thirty plus years.

"Elmers" Pay It Forward

"Let's
Grow Ham Radio"

Pay It Forward

On no, not
another "Old Days" story?

Finally, after years of SWL and Ham Radio interest, I ask a Ham about
getting licensed. He mentored me, pushed me to the books and code. Year.
late 1976.

We went to the local Ham
store where my Ham friend guided me to pick up the components to
assemble and install a 40 meter dipole with proper balun. I mounted it
as a flat-top on the roof of the U shaped two story apartment house,
with
six foot tripods, across the U, above the patio. Year late 1976.

Listening and copying
stations all over the World was really motivating. Shortly, to the FCC
office in downtown Houston, passed the Novice and General written exams,
five word code test for the Technician license.

A long six weeks later, with
new WD5EQM license in hand, made first QSO with Ham with weird, to me,
2X1 call in Plano, TX on Novice/Technician portion of 10 meter band with
3 watts and my new antenna.

With the fire breathing
fifty watt output Ten-Tec amplifier and upgraded license, I utilized the
Ten-Tec 409 QRP transceiver at home, in the van and on my thirty foot
sail boat for several years. Always got "great audio" reports from all
over the World

Moral is: "Elmers" are an
important part of "Growing Ham Radio". Most Hams had an
"Elmer" as I did. I've been paying it forward since. If you're not
an "Elmer" yet, start now. If already an "Elmer", -
- keep it up.

Ham Radio is fun for life.
Paying it forward is fun - - -and contagious.